President's Day Present

We've been due for a new Washer/Dryer for a while.  Our Dryer has been held together with glue for the last several months.  So, on President's day Andy and I went shopping.  A few days later, our new set was delivered.  It takes up quite a bit more room than our old set.  It really bothered me at first that it stuck out into the room so far but I am getting used to it.

I tried to clean up the room and change things a bit.  I must say before I post the pictures that I am a collector of bees.  I don't know what it is about them but I've always been fascinated by them.  I remember spending a lot of time in my mother's flower garden watching the big lazy "buffalo" bees (as we called them) hover over the open blooms.  I would let them crawl onto my finger and I'd bring them close to my face and inspect them.  Anyway, just a warning about the decor...

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AFTER:

I love that I can tuck all the cleaning supplies down under the machines.

I was going to wait until I had everything all clean and spic and span to do this post, but let's be honest, when is my laundry room ever clean?  Maybe for a few days every several months but most of the time it is my holding place for all my clutter...papers mostly.  Therefore, I am deliberately leaving out pictures of the rest of the room.

I am pleased to give you a close up of something I made especially for the new look of the room.  I was intrigued when I saw on Pinterest that you could print on fabric and burlap.  I had to try it.  I found the perfect free download (also on Pinterest) and went to town. 

 I then glued it to some fabric and placed it in a frame.  I'm happy with the result.  

This is the third burlap project I've done in 3 months.  I think I'm forming a crush.  Except for the funny smell and the scratchy texture it's really a fun textile to work with.

I'm thoroughly enjoying my new laundry room.  Now if I can just get it clean...